With several hours until our late night flight out of Delhi, we had a chance to do some things we missed in Delhi the first time. This included a visit to the India Gate, driving a little closer by the … Continued
If you’ve seen the film masterpiece Gandhi, you may remember a pivotal event in India’s move for Independence came when a British regimen killed thousands of innocent people including women and children in an enclosed space like shooting livestock in … Continued
Our Indian adventure ended in the Punjabi city of Amritsar. Varanasi is the holiest city and main pilgrimage site for Hindus, but Amritsar is the main pilgrimage city for Sikhs, specifically the Golden Temple. This made Amritsar the perfect ending … Continued
Jodhpur has one of the best palace forts we visited in Rajasthan, India, the Mehrangarh Fort. It has been very well maintained and outfitted with an outstanding museum. It sits on top of a craggy bluff over the city, dubbed … Continued
In the same mountains as Kumbhalgarh Fort, on the same winding road, we found Ranakpur Temple. This holy place is a masterpiece of Jain craftsmanship and devotion. Its intricate and ornate stone carvings lead one to ponder many things. The Jain … Continued
Eight of the hill forts in Rajasthan are part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage site including Kumbhalgarh Fort where we made a pit stop on the way from Udaipur to Jodhpur. This fort is hidden in the mountains away … Continued
Udaipur is a city pocked with palaces. In addition to the princess gardens, there is the large and magnificent City Palace on the hill over the lake’s edge; the Monsoon Palace on top of the nearby mountain (used as a … Continued
A princess garden and historic lakeside hotel were what awaited me in Udaipur on my birthday. Udaipur is one of the more amazing cities I’ve experienced. Built around a series of manmade or expanded lakes, this royal city has views, … Continued
Our next destination in our Indian adventure was the famed city of Jaipur, one of the three jewels found in the Golden Triangle. It is a city rich with history and architecture known as the Pink City because of the … Continued
